Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
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Browse metamorphic rock (specifically a rock composed of minerals) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Sandstone (with potential mineral staining/concretions)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (Mica)
Basalt with Quartz/Zeolite Inclusions
Porphyritic Basalt (SiO2 with Aluminosilicates)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (similar to anthracite coal or meta-anthracite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Chalcedony Geode
Chalcedony (SiO2) within a geode structure
Olivine/Peridot
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Jasper (Multi-color Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium iron silicate hydroxide boron silicate); NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone)
Ferruginous Siltstone
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese (SiO2)
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Dragon Blood Jasper (Epidote with Piedmontite or Quartz)
Epidote-rich Quartzite / SiO2 with (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz Sphere
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite (Leucogranite)
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed mainly of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, and Na2O)
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Phaneritic Granocrystalline Igneous Rock
Turquoise in Matrix
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz (Druzy Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Green Moonstone (Garnierite)
Nickel-bearing Magnesium Silicate (often a mix of Serpentine and Talc/Chlorite groups)
Granite
Granite (compositional mixture of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartz (Milky/Crystal Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Quartzite (Milky Quartz pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Diorite
Phaneritic Intermediate Igneous Rock
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, and Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz (Variety of Rough Mineral Specimens)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote (Unakite-related)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))